Elk River (British Columbia)
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The Elk River is a 220-kilometre (140 mi) long river,[3] in the southeastern Kootenay district of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is 4,450 square kilometres (1,720 sq mi) in area.[3] Its mean discharge is approximately 60 cubic metres per second (2,100 cu ft/s), with a maximum recorded discharge of 818 cubic metres per second (28,900 cu ft/s).[5] It is a tributary of the Kootenay River, and falls within the basin of the Columbia River.
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Elk River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Upper Elk Lake |
• location | Rocky Mountains |
• coordinates | 50°33′N 115°07′W[1] |
Mouth | Kootenay River |
• location | Lake Koocanusa |
• coordinates | 49°10′N 115°13′W[2] |
Length | 220 km (140 mi)[3] |
Basin size | 4,450 km2 (1,720 sq mi)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | At Phillips Bridge[4] |
• average | 75.6 m3/s (2,670 cu ft/s)[4] |
• minimum | 5.66 m3/s (200 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 1,020 m3/s (36,000 cu ft/s) |
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